| This is not another book about how to put the wet stuff on the red stuff. The Fire Chiefs Toolbox presents a clear view of the personal and professional issues affecting a new fire chief and offers tools to address the issues successfully. The Fire Chiefs Toolbox will provide readers with:
Realistic insight into the knowledge, skills and abilities that every fire chief must have to succeed
Guidelines for long-term career preparation
An understanding of the job search and selection process
A fundamental plan for assuming command
An understanding of the importance of the chiefs role as a politician, educator, salesperson and marketer to assure career success
Guidance for spouses and families of those who seek to become The Chief
A reminder that the primary job of every fire chief is the safety of his or her personnel
As a future or current chief of any fire department, you will:
Benefit from the practical, straightforward and common sense advice
Discover the thought processes needed to meet the challenges that face every chief
Gain insight that will help your family cope with the stresses your job as fire chief will bring to their lives
Table of Contents:
Preface
Acknowledgments
Credentials, Philosophy and Assumptions
Career Preparation
Fire Chief Position Available
The Job Search
Researching Position Openings
Application and Selection
The Job Offer
Assuming Command
The Policy Makers
Human Resources and Labor Relations/Unions
Politics
Standards of Response Coverage
Outsourcing
Why Cant We Run Government like a Business?
Budgets and Service Delivery
Purchasing
Ethics
View from the Fire Chiefs Office
General Management Tools
Tools for Improvement
Beyond Suppression
Fire Chief, Lessons Learned Climbing The Ladder Review
Tools for Your Family and Your Personal Values
The Golden Rule
Conclusion
Exercises, Check Lists and Reminders
References
Index
296 Pages/Hardcover/6x9/January 2007
ISBN 1-59370-104-7
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